"Perfectly timed," the Zhenyu Imperial Son said. "During this period, Heaven's Prides from other Imperial Domains will also appear. By then, this Southern Wilderness Boundary City will also stir up a grand feast of competition among the young generation. If you are willing, you may also participate. I believe there will be appearances of other Imperial Sons, even the descendants of Supreme Giants. They are not much inferior to this seat!"
These words stirred excitement and solemn expressions among many of the top Heaven's Prides of the Zhenyu Imperial Domain.
They had personally witnessed the strength of the Zhenyu Imperial Son. As the Southern Wilderness Boundary City was the foremost city of the Southern Wasteland and served as a transportation hub, top Heaven's Prides from other Imperial Domains would inevitably arrive one after another. There might even be descendants of other Supreme Giants arriving in person.
When a host of peerless Heaven's Prides standing tall across the Southern Wasteland gathered together, it would inevitably create an unprecedented grand occasion for geniuses.
This made them very expectant.
Even Martial God ignited a blazing fighting spirit.
Only Ye Chen remained calm. He found an unoccupied palace within the Imperial Palace and continued his secluded cultivation.
Within the Zhenyu Imperial Palace, he had ventured through the Dao Field left by the Zhenyu Great Emperor for the Imperial Son. It contained multiple dangerous trials, each offering generous rewards.
After thirty years of arduous cultivation, Ye Chen's flesh body had naturally transformed and grown stronger. What surprised the Zhenyu Great Emperor during these thirty years was that Ye Chen, focusing purely on flesh body cultivation, was even stronger than the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor at the same period. His flesh body was truly terrifyingly peerless.
Now, within the palace, he continued to learn from heaven and earth—a common yet special method of flesh body cultivation. It wasn't any specific flesh body cultivation technique, but rather using the myriad Daos of heaven and earth to temper his body invisibly and formlessly.
The Imperial Palace, located at the core of the Southern Wilderness Boundary City, had multiple dragon veins converging. The heaven and earth spiritual energy was astonishing, continuously baptizing Ye Chen's flesh body. The blood within his body was undergoing special changes, occasionally producing fragments of the Great Dao, but they would quickly dissolve and vanish completely.
His flesh body seemed to have become a vessel for the Great Dao, yet also seemed to repel the myriad Daos of heaven and earth, standing independently as its own separate world.
As time gradually passed while waiting for the teleportation gate to open, more and more top Heaven's Prides from other Imperial Domains descended upon the Southern Wilderness Boundary City. The gathering of Heaven's Prides made it quite lively.
During this period, a group of top Heaven's Prides from the Zhenyu Imperial Domain were also eager to try their skills. There were also forces with grudges against the Zhenyu Great Emperor's lineage who appeared to provoke, inevitably leading to conflicts.
Of course, they didn't erupt completely, only brief exchanges. The Zhenyu Imperial Son was also present, with Martial God by his side. The presence of these two young supreme beings gave them sufficient confidence.
On this day, while Ye Chen was cultivating in seclusion within the palace, a terrifying roar suddenly erupted.
Someone had come to challenge them—a group of young Heaven's Prides, led by several Imperial Sons, numbering over a hundred people, who had ascended to the Imperial Palace of the Zhenyu Great Emperor's lineage.
The leader among them was a red-haired Imperial Son, radiating divine brilliance and looking down upon the world, emanating a fearsome aura no less than the Zhenyu Imperial Son's. He sneered, "Zhenyu Imperial Son, this seat and the others have come to challenge you. You shouldn't refuse, right? I believe you won't refuse, since you're also heading to the Thirty-Three Celestial Domains to compete in the Great Dao of the myriad heavens. If you refuse, wouldn't that mean you lack a sufficiently invincible Dao heart?"
The Zhenyu Imperial Son's expression turned gloomy. Without speaking, he sent a voice transmission to Martial God and the others: "This is the Chitian Imperial Son, descendant of the Chitian Emperor Ancestor, one of the Supreme Giants of the Southern Wasteland. Back then, the Chitian Emperor Ancestor targeted the Zhenyu Imperial Domain, restraining that Supreme Giant who was on very good terms with my Imperial Father. This led to the ambush of the Twin Emperors, the severe injury and eventual passing of the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor. He was one of the chief culprits of that incident."
These words instantly made the eyes of Martial God and the other two Boundary Desert Heaven's Prides turn red with killing intent.
However, facing the anger of Martial God and the other two, the Chitian Imperial Son's expression remained unchanged, instead revealing a mocking smile: "Someone actually dares to harbor killing intent towards me? Their courage is truly not small. But they should also consider whether they have the strength. If this seat truly makes a move, the Zhenyu Imperial Son won't be able to protect you few."
As the descendant of the Chitian Emperor Ancestor, one of the Supreme Giants of the Southern Wasteland, the Chitian Imperial Son's strength was naturally extremely powerful.
The Zhenyu Imperial Son's expression turned cold. "Chitian Imperial Son, what do you want?"
The Chitian Imperial Son chuckled lightly. "Simple. Just a bit of sparring before everyone heads to the Boundless Realm. I believe you won't refuse, Zhenyu Imperial Son."
The Zhenyu Imperial Son looked at the Chitian Imperial Son's lineup—several Imperial Sons and multiple young supreme beings, an astonishing formation far superior to their own.
If they truly fought, their side would inevitably suffer losses.
At this moment, Ye Chen's figure appeared. Seeing the Zhenyu Imperial Son's predicament, he smiled and said, "Your Highness, since they want to spar, let's spar together."
Seeing Ye Chen appear, the Zhenyu Imperial Son felt greatly reassured and immediately laughed heartily: "Since Brother Ye says so, very well. Chitian Imperial Son, let's have a proper sparring match."
The Chitian Imperial Son looked at Ye Chen in surprise, wondering who this person was that even the Zhenyu Imperial Son seemed to trust him so much.
However, he couldn't sense the slightest fluctuation from this person, which made him frown slightly, unable to gauge his depth.
Soon, both sides established the sparring agreement: one-on-one matches.
The winner could remain on the field, continuously challenging the opposing side until defeated or choosing to withdraw.
The Chitian Imperial Son directly sent an Imperial Son onto the field, causing the expressions of the Zhenyu Imperial Son's side to change drastically. That's because the only Imperial Son-level figures on their side were the Zhenyu Imperial Son, Ye Chen, and Martial God.
The Zhenyu Imperial Son's expression sank slightly. Just as Martial God was about to step forward, Ye Chen proactively stepped out and said, "Your Highness, let me handle this one."
The Zhenyu Imperial Son was taken aback. Sending out Ye Chen, their strongest member, right from the start?
But seeing Ye Chen speak up like this, he couldn't refuse. He just said one sentence: "Be careful. The biggest fear in a battle of attrition is draining your vitality. If you can't handle it, just admit defeat."
Ye Chen chuckled lightly. "Your Highness, rest assured. My cultivation has improved recently. This is a good opportunity to test it out on them."
Hearing this, the Zhenyu Imperial Son also smiled. He now looked towards the Chitian Imperial Son's side with a playful smile.
Ye Chen was already powerful enough. Thirty years of secluded cultivation had allowed him to advance by leaps and bounds. Even he didn't know exactly how strong Ye Chen was now.
With Ye Chen stepping onto the field now, the only ones who would suffer misfortune were the Chitian Imperial Son's side.
Of course, the Zhenyu Imperial Son would never say these words out loud.
Ye Chen stepped onto the field, facing an Imperial Son from the Chitian Imperial Son's side.
That Imperial Son wore an arrogant, unrivaled expression—and indeed had the qualifications for it. He swept his gaze over Ye Chen, and immediately, his substantialized soul force transformed into two sharp swords that slashed towards Ye Chen.
A show of force!
Right from the start, he displayed terrifying combat power, intending to slay Ye Chen to establish his authority.
Whoosh—
Suddenly, Ye Chen's figure vanished, tearing through the void.
Before anyone could react, Ye Chen had already pierced through the void with his flesh body, instantly appearing before that Imperial Son. He slapped forward with a palm—pure flesh body power.
That Imperial Son was greatly shocked, seemingly not expecting Ye Chen's speed to be so fast, and his palm strike so swift.